Category Archives: General

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the Opt-in, Opt-out, Right of Entry deadline to April 15. In a March 28 press release from L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, she wrote “Thank you to FEMA, California Governor’s Office of Emergency...

(Editor’s note: This March 28 story  “LAHSA’s 18-Year Record of Audit Failures on Homeless Spending Laid Bare in Federal Court,” first appeared in the Westside Current and is printed with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE A federal judge sharply criticized the...

The devastating January 7 Palisades Fire damaged the Palisades Charter High School and displaced 3,000 students from across more than 100 Los Angeles zip codes. Now everyone can help the school community by participating in online auction to raise funds....

Arborist Carl Mellinger was angry. After the devastating Palisades Fire, trees were unnecessarily chopped down in Pacific Palisades. Although some had been scorched, many were not dead, and Mellinger said they did not need to be removed. “The surviving trees...

The Ben Perlman family moved to Santa Monica from the Boston area in 2016, before relocating to the Palisades in 2021.  They tried out different areas in the town, including Via Bluffs and the Highlands, before settling on the Alphabets...

This editor like many people in Pacific Palisades lost everything, home and business location and all possessions. My husband and I were told to apply to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and SBA (Small Business Association) to try and seek...

By LOUISE FRASER  Why Pacific Palisades Needs Its Own Police Station Now Residents of Pacific Palisades, reeling from tragedy caused by inadequate resources at every level, are demanding the immediate establishment of a local police station. Even before the fire, residents faced escalating crime...

Many people who lost their homes in the Palisades Fire, such as Mark Tabit, looked at both options for debris removal. He discovered that the Army Corps of Engineers does not take out driveways, patios, swimming pools, or other hardscaping,...

Troop 223 is one of the most active in California and has more of its Scouts achieve Eagle Scout status than any other area of the country.  Its vision statement: “Young people leading skillfully, making good choices, serving others.” The...

This editor sent a March 19 note to Tony Budrovich, the head of the L.A. Parks Foundation, thanking him for spearheading a new playground in Pacific Palisades and asked that he send thanks to the Rec and Parks Board (RAP)of...